SYSTEM
NOTES.
,Cardiovascular System
,What are you going to do with your heart?
♥ “The best and most
beautiful things in the
world cannot be seen or
even touched—they
must be felt with the
heart.”
--Hellen Keller
♥ “Happiness comes only
when we push our
brains and hearts to the
farthest reaches of
which we are capable.”
--Leo C. Rosten
, Circulatory Overview
The circulatory system transports
substances including food,
hormones, metabolic wastes,
and gases (oxygen, carbon
dioxide) to and from cells
responding to changing
demands by diffusion (from high
to low concentration along
concentration gradient).